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Join Our Team as a Mencap Cymru Engagement Connector in Carmarthenshire
We would love you to join us as a Engagement Officer in Carmarthenshire on a part-time basis (18 hours per week). This is a fixed-term contract until March 2027, with the possibility of a two-year extension.
About the Role
Mencap Cymru, in partnership with Carmarthenshire Council, is leading a new Preventative Services Project. As an Engagement Officer, you'll work co-productively in planning, developing, delivering, and coordinating a range of support for individuals with a learning disability in Carmarthenshire.
You'll work alongside colleagues and use your experience to engage with individuals, families, and the wider community, helping to build a community where everyone can achieve their best.
What You'll Do
* Support the Community Connector at external events and media opportunities.
* Stay up to date with local and national changes affecting people with a learning disability.
* Develop engagement mechanisms with local Mencap projects, third sector partners, families/carers, and community projects.
* Use Mencap Cymru's social media to share stories and amplify the voices of people with a learning disability.
* Work collaboratively with people with a learning disability, their families, and wider networks across Carmarthenshire and Wales.
What We're Looking For
* Proven experience and a passion for community inclusion.
* Motivation and commitment to community-led ways of working.
* Experience working in partnership with people with a learning disability in community settings.
* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
* Knowledge of services and local assets in Carmarthenshire.
* A flexible, positive, and inclusive approach to work.
* Willingness to work in a self-empowered team and share local knowledge and opportunities.
At Mencap, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we intentionally plan for the success of our colleagues in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone, so come as you are and join us. Together we are Mencap
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply now with an updated CV or call for more information.
The advert closes on 3rd October, and face-to-face interviews will take place on 7th October.
Ymunwch â'n Tîm fel Cysylltydd Ymgysylltu Mencap Cymru yng Nghaerfyrddin
Hoffem i chi ymuno â ni fel Swyddog Ymgysylltu yng Nghaerfyrddin ar sail rhan-amser (18 awr yr wythnos). Mae hwn yn gontract tymor penodol hyd at Mawrth 2027, gyda'r posibilrwydd o estyniad dwy flynedd.
Ynglŷn â'r Rôl
Mae Mencap Cymru, ar y cyd â Chyngor Sir Gaerfyrddin, yn arwain ar Brosiect Gwasanaethau Ataliol newydd. Fel Swyddog Ymgysylltu, byddwch yn gweithio'n gyd-gynhyrchiol i gynllunio, datblygu, cyflwyno a chydlynu amrywiaeth o gymorth i unigolion ag anabledd dysgu yng Nghaerfyrddin.
Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â chydweithwyr ac yn defnyddio eich profiad i ymgysylltu ag unigolion, teuluoedd, a'r gymuned ehangach, gan helpu i adeiladu cymuned lle gall pawb gyflawni eu gorau.
Beth fyddwch yn ei Wneud
* Cefnogi'r Cysylltydd Cymunedol mewn digwyddiadau allanol a chyfleoedd cyfryngau.
* Cadw i fyny â newidiadau lleol a chenedlaethol sy'n effeithio ar bobl ag anabledd dysgu.
* Datblygu dulliau ymgysylltu gyda phrosiectau Mencap lleol, partneriaid y trydydd sector, teuluoedd/gofalwyr, a phrosiectau cymunedol.
* Defnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol Mencap Cymru i rannu straeon ac ehangu lleisiau pobl ag anabledd dysgu.
* Gweithio'n gydweithredol gyda phobl ag anabledd dysgu, eu teuluoedd, a rhwydweithiau ehangach ar draws Sir Gaerfyrddin a Chymru.
Beth Rydym yn Chwilio Amdano
* Profiad profedig a brwdfrydedd dros gynhwysiant cymunedol.
* Cymhelliant ac ymrwymiad i ffyrdd o weithio sy'n cael eu harwain gan y gymuned.
* Profiad o weithio mewn partneriaeth â phobl ag anabledd dysgu mewn lleoliadau cymunedol.
* Sgiliau cyfathrebu a meithrin perthynas rhagorol.
* Gwybodaeth am wasanaethau ac asedau lleol yng Nghaerfyrddin.
* Agwedd hyblyg, gadarnhaol a chynhwysol tuag at waith.
* Parodrwydd i weithio mewn tîm hunan-rymuso a rhannu gwybodaeth leol a chyfleoedd.
Yn Mencap, rydym yn gwerthfawrogi gweithle amrywiol a chynhwysol, ac rydym yn cynllunio'n fwriadol ar gyfer llwyddiant ein cydweithwyr ym mhopeth a wnawn. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bawb—felly dewch fel yr ydych ac ymunwch â ni. Gyda'n gilydd, rydym yn Mencap
Os yw'r rôl hon yn swnio'n berffaith i chi, cyflwynwch eich CV diweddaraf nawr neu ffoniwch am ragor o wybodaeth.
Mae'r hysbyseb yn cau ar 3 Hydref, a bydd cyfweliadau wyneb yn wyneb yn cael eu cynnal ar 7 Hydref.
Vacancy ID: 34610
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.
We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.
At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues.
Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
* Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
* Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes
* Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.
We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.